Jonathan Fitzrandolph Zink v. Rural Metro of Tennessee, L.P.

Citations

• 531 S.W.3d 698

Syllabus

In this action regarding injury allegedly caused by an emergency medical technician in the course of rendering medical aid, the trial court determined that the plaintiff's claims were subject to the Tennessee Health Care Liability Act (\THCLA\) and dismissed the claims with prejudice based on the plaintiff's failure to file a certificate of good faith pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-26-122. The plaintiff has appealed, conceding that his claims sounded in health care liability but asserting that they should not have been dismissed with prejudice because a certificate of good faith was not required. Following our review of the complaint, we conclude that the plaintiff's claims were subject to the common knowledge exception such that a certificate of good faith was not required pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-26-122. We therefore reverse the trial court's dismissal with prejudice and remand this matter to the trial court for entry of an order dismissing the plaintiff's claims without prejudice based upon his failure to provide pre-suit notice.